UPDATE: KSP confirm remains found Wednesday are those of Savannah Spurlock

GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance of a missing mother of four.

David Sparks was taken into custody and charged with tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse. Kentucky State Police say that human remains were found on a property in Garrard County. Officers were at a home on Fall Lick Road overnight in relation to the disappearance of Savannah Spurlock.

The remains were found just before midnight. They are waiting on an autopsy for a positive ID.

KSP confirmed that it was a tip that led them to the home. They would not give specific details about that tip. The tip was received around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

They said the property belongs to the parents of one of the suspects who troopers believe was one of the three people who Spurlock was last seen with.

Investigators were focused on the back of the home. Around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, investigators officially started their search. The FBI’s evidence response team was at the scene. Law enforcement officers were seen carrying out a large container.

The scene on Fall Lick Road cleared around 1 a.m.

KSP said that they are interviewing people, but no one is in custody.

This is not the first time that police have searched this home. Police also searched this property in February.

Spurlock went missing in January of 2019 when she left “The Other Bar” in Lexington. She was shown on surveillance images leaving the bar with two men. Spurlock’s mother said she FaceTimed her later in the night with several people. Police said that the three men who have been questioned have denied having anything to do with her disappearance. Spurlock’s phone went out of service around 8:30 a.m. on the morning she disappeared, according to police.

In the days and weeks following Spurlock’s disappearance, police searched several areas in Garrard County and even seized a white vehicle. Police have yet to say what evidence, if any, was found inside the vehicle.

The search for Spurlock has led police back to Garrard County several times. In April, police received a tip on the disappearance of Spurlock that led them to a cave, but nothing was found.

In June, police said they were making major progress in the case.

We will update with further details about the search as they become available.